Dispensing spout closure for metallic receptacles



July 16, 1935. NEWMAN 2,008,084

I DISPENSING SPOUT- CLOSURE FOR METALLIC RECEPTACLES Fiied'A ril is, 1934 Patented July 16, 1935 UNI ED-1mm PATENT-DFFICE "msrsnsrso srou'r cnosuaa roa sm'rmrcnncnmacms Isidor- Newman, New York. N. Y. 1 V i V ,appucau n'ap nis, 1934, Serial No. armor 5 Claims. (01. ear-11).

My present inven'tion, which relates, gene to metallic receptacles, has'particular reference to a receptacle having a pouring spout'which receptacle'untii' it'ibe desired to use the contents 5 thereof, is sealed by a frangible seal, preferably of the kind described in my letters Patent No.

1,805,003 issued May 12, 1931. Generically the invention resides in'designlng the spout to receive a plug-like member of tubular form which serves as a closure for the opening of the receptacle and as a control valve for regultentsating the dispensing of the receptacles con- More specifically the invention comprises a cap having a cylindrical skirt to serve as a plug for the spout cup, there being a skirt wall to cooperate with the entrant end of the spout's lip, the skirt (preferably below the opening) being split to provide resilient means frictionally to hold the valve member in place.

Other objects will in part be obvious and in part be pointed out hereinafter;

To the attainment of the aforesaid objects and ends, the invention still further resides in the novel details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all of which will be first fully described in the following detailed description, then be particularly pointed out in the ap- 30 companying drawing in which:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of 4 several parts separated.

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the valve member per se.

Figure 6 is a detail horizontal section on the line 6-6 of Figure 3. I I

Figure 7 is a detail vertical section hereinafter referred to.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing in which like numerals and letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures, i represents the receptacle and 2 its top, the latter having an opening surrounded by an upstanding flange 3 over which'is fitted the sealing cup-like cap I. The cap 4 has an upstanding annulus turned over as at i to fit over the flange 8 and to be 'rolled into tight engagement therewith so as pended claims, reference being had to the ac-- to hold the cap 4 fixedly to the flange a. The cap or sealing member has'a scored line slmilarto the line H in my PatentNo. 1,805,003 aforesaid in order to provide a disk I! which may be separated from the cap along the scoring line, by 5 pressing down on the disk I! with a table tool or implement engaged in the depr on ll.

The spout member comprises. a cup-like body l'which fits snugly within the cap 4 and is held in place with retaining friction (Figures 2 and 3) '10 or by rolling a bead in the flange 3, cap annulus and cup I (Figure 7). The spout memberalso includes the lip or spout proper I. The spout cup 0 has a hole I in its bottom which preferably f corresponds in area to that in the can top,,left 15 The skirt is-slotted as at- I! to provide resilient fingers II which may be expanded slightly so that when the skirt is fitted into the cup 0 it will be held there by retaining friction. The valve member also includes a crown-like top I whose 25 edge may be indented or roughened as at II to aiford a non-slip gripping surface for the fingers.

After punching in the disk II and replacing the valvemember it may be turned to the position shown in Figure 2 for the purpose of closing the 80 outlet, orit may be moved to the position shown in Figure 3 in order to open the same.

' In this embodiment of my invention I prefer to fit the spout to the can so that it may be immovably positioned thereon, although if preferred it 35 may be swlvelly secured. v

In Figure 7 those parts which correspond to similar parts in the preceding figures bear the same reference numeral plus the index letter "a". In this figure the head is indicated by H.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention it will be obvious to. those skilled in the art that changes in the details of'construction and design of parts may be madewithout departing from the spirit of the inits being'rotated to bring the outlet in to or out of register with said lip, said means comprising a slit in the skirt intersecting with the outlet of the skirt whereby to provide a pair of oppositely projecting spring fingers constantly to engage the cup-like portion of the spout.

2. A receptacle having a spout with a lip and a. cup-like portion that has a suitable opening for communicating with the interior of the receptacle, and a rotatable valve member having a skirt provided with .an outlet to register upon rotation of the valve with the inlet end of the lip of the spout, said skirt having a split portion to provide expansible fingers for holding the valve member in place in said cup-like portion.

3, A receptacle having a. spout with a lip and a cup-like portion that has a suitable opening for communicating with the interior of the receptacleand a rotatable valve member having a skirt provided with an out-let to register upon rotation of the valve with the inlet end of the lip of the spout, said skirt, below said outlet, having a split portion to provide expansible fingers for holding the valve member in place in said cup-like portion. v v

4. A receptacle having a spout with a lip and a cup-like portion that has a suitable opening for communicating with the interior of the receptacle, a tubular rotatable valve member to nt in said cup-like portion over the opening therein and having a port in its tubular portion to register upon rotation of the valve with the entrance to said lip when said valve is in one position and to be closed by said cup-like portion when said valve is in another position, and means removably and rotatably to hold said valve member in place by friction. 1

'5. A receptacle having a'spout with a lip and a cup-like portion that has a suitable opening for communicating with the interior of the receptacle, a tubular rotatable valve member to fit in said cup-like portion over the opening therein and having a port in its tubular portion to register upon rotation of the valve with the entrance to said lip when said valve is in one position and to be closed by said cup-like portion when said valve is in another position, and means removably and rotatably to hold said valve member in place by friction, said last-named means comprising resilient fingers.

' ISIDOR NEWMAN. 

